Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 19

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

सा शङ्करात् स्वतेजोंऽशं जनयिष्यति यं सुतम् स हनिष्यति दैत्येन्द्रं महिषं सपदानुगम्

Transliteration

sā śaṅkarāt svatejoṃ'śaṃ janayiṣyati yaṃ sutam sa haniṣyati daityendraṃ mahiṣaṃ sapadānugam

Translation

Siya ay magsisilang ng isang anak na lalaki na bahagi ng sariling ningning ni Śaṅkara. Siya ang papatay kay Mahīṣa, panginoon ng mga daitya, kasama ang kanyang mga tagasunod.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• शङ्करात्: from Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (Ablative); एकवचन

• स्वतेजः-अंशम्: a portion of (his) own splendor
• स्वतेजः-अंशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वतेजः + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य तेजः (own splendor) + अंश (portion)

• जनयिष्यति: will give birth to/produce
• जनयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; यम् इति विशेष्य (apposition)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• हनिष्यति: will slay
• हनिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दैत्येन्द्रम्: the lord of the demons
• दैत्येन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्येन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; समासः—दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः (lord of demons)

• महिषम्: Mahīṣa (buffalo-demon)
• महिषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; दैत्येन्द्रम् इति विशेषण/उपनाम (Mahīṣa)

• सपदानुगम्: together with his attendants
• सपदानुगम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपद + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; समासः—सपदम् अनुगः (having followers/attendants immediately) विशेषण महिषम् इति

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame (likely within Pulastya–Nārada dialogue
• but not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Devī (mother figure implied)
• Mahīṣāsura (Daitya leader)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Shaivism
• Divine emanation (aṃśa)
• Prophecy and cosmic order

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Adharma embodied as tyrannical asuric power is overcome not by chance but by divinely ordered manifestation (aṃśa) aligned with dharma; leadership and power are justified only when they protect cosmic balance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Manvantara/vaṃśānucarita-linked episode: it belongs to recurring cycles of devas–asuras conflict and their resolution through divinely manifested agents, a common Purāṇic historical-theological pattern.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Tejas-aṃśa of Śaṅkara’ frames victory as the triumph of awakened consciousness and ascetic fire over brute, tamasic force (Mahīṣa as the ‘buffalo’ symbol), restoring order by removing the asuric center and its network (anugas).